Fourth month of pregnancy diet

The biggest baby ever born in Viet Nam arrived yesterday in Da Nang Hospital after a Cesarean section surgical procedure, weighing in at 6.5 kilos. The news of the newborns weigh came as a surprise to both the family and the hospital staff.
The newborn baby girl is the third child in the family. Her 32-year-old mother gave birth to two children before her who weighed 3.8 kilos and 4.2 kilos respectively at the time of their births.
When interviewed by reporters, the father told them that his wife had gone to see a doctor during the fourth month of the pregnancy and was told that her would-be-baby was underweight. "Then my wife followed a highly nutritional diet until she gave birth to our child." he said.
Doctor Tran Dinh Vinh, Head of the Obstetrics Department at the hospital said, "I have 18 years experience in this department and this is the biggest baby I have ever seen. Her health is quite normal, even better than the other newborns."
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Two tonnes of suspected elephant tusks found at Sai Gon port Two tonnes of goods suspected to be elephant tusks were discovered recently at Sai Gon Port by the Customs Office at the port and t he Police Department for Smuggling Prevention C74 under the Ministry of Public Security. According to the port's Customs Office, checks on a batch of wood imported from Mozambique revealed 12 hollow logs containing 569 chunks suspected to be elephant tusks, weighing a total 2,052kg. All the suspicious goods were sent to the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for identification.Work starts on new national exhibition and fair centre The construction of a new national exhibition and fair centre began in Hanoi's Dong Anh district on October 8. The centre, which replaces the Giang Vo exhibition and fair centre in the downtown district of Ba Dinh, is expected to be the largest of its kind in Asia. Covering over 90ha in Co Loa, Mai … [Read more...] about Social News 10/10

Rare species released into Tram Chim National Park
The management board of Tram Chim National Park in the southern province of Dong Thap has just released into the park 10 wild animals, some of which are rare species.
Among the animals, which were rescued elsewhere by the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, there are four Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea), two
leopard cats (Prionailurus bangalensis) and one king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), all listed in Group IB (strictly banned from commercial exploitation and use) in Vietnam's Red Book of endangered species. … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 14/5

Taxi driver jailed for fraud and robbery
The People's Court in the capital sentenced a taxi driver to three years and six months' imprisonment on robbery charges yesterday.
The driver, Nguyen Van Tien, 38, from northern Hung Yen Province's Hung Yen Town, charged 27-year-old Xiechao Yang of China US$600 for a taxi ride from the Old Quarter's Hang Bac Street to a sauna restaurant in Hang Muoi Street, and from the restaurant to his hotel in Hoan Kiem District's Tho Xuong Street - over 200 times the regulated fare.
According to the verdict, Tien locked the car door, threatened the tourist and stole over VND23 million ($1,100) after the tourist did not agree to pay the charge and only gave the driver VND200,000 ($9.5).
The tourist reported the incident to local police.
Doctors receive certificates of merit for saving victims of collapsed suspension bridge
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